In the 1970s, the quartz revolution led to a crisis in the watch-making industry and forced companies to find new markets likely to benefit from precision and miniaturization technologies.
From the region's research into both development and innovation, Franche-Comté has acquired specific technological responses covering all areas of industry. It exploits technologies by tirelessly pushing their boundaries to the ultimate limit.
Microtechnology SMEs in Franche-Comté develop components and products that are used in all sectors by the world's largest international high-tech groups. Franche-Comté research laboratories have further extended international recognition for the region in this area. Ever smaller, more accurate and smarter, with an increasing number of functions… the future looks bright for nano-technologies!
 | A Skin Ageing Diagnosis Centre unique in France |
 | Zimmer : quality and traceability |
 | DIXI Microtechniques designs and manufactures electrodes for use in neurosurgery |
 | Micro-Mega – a century in Besançon |
 | Uyghur medicine: cooperation between France, China and Thailand |
 | Besançon: a new cellular therapy product! |
 | Artechnic: a mobile distribution device |
 | Technological performance: FEMTO-ST and micro-assembly |
 | Biomedical engineering: FEMTO-ST and in-vitro fertilization |
| A framework agreement between Besançon and Dijon will create a vast hospital complex in the southern half of Eastern France |
